Crawfish!!

gator gar · April 22, 2011, 07:50:08 PM

Boiled a sack this afternoon and they sure was good!!!

WDH · April 22, 2011, 08:14:24 PM

DanG, thats not fair ;D.

WH_Conley · April 22, 2011, 08:22:50 PM

My BIL just got back from New Orleans and we had a crawfish boil last weekend. First time I had ever had them. They were very good, but, I think you work yourself to death getting full.

fishpharmer · April 22, 2011, 08:23:33 PM

I sure love to pinch them tails!! 8) 8)

I say we have a Southern meeting at Gator gars!

Magicman · April 22, 2011, 08:29:54 PM

We will be attending a big crawfish boil next Saturday afternoon. This will be the Host's 10th annual boil. I'm ready.

Burlkraft · April 22, 2011, 08:46:58 PM

Mmmmmmmmmmmmmm digin1 digin1

Buck · April 22, 2011, 09:10:33 PM

I reserved three sacks for tomorrow afternoon....just take my word for it cause I wont take time for pictures. First this year....man I cant wait!

timerover51 · April 22, 2011, 10:17:06 PM

Did you buy them at a store, or catch all of them yourself?

Buck · April 23, 2011, 12:47:55 AM

2.50 per lb. bought locally from dealer

timerover51 · April 23, 2011, 02:13:24 AM

I assume that they are being farm raised in Louisiana then. Need to try some soon, as they look good.

gator gar · April 23, 2011, 07:14:53 AM

Quote from: timerover51 on April 22, 2011, 10:17:06 PM
Did you buy them at a store, or catch all of them yourself?

I bought mine at HEB in Livingston Texas. They were 1.49 a pound. Someone on another forum said that HEB has their own crawfish farms and cuts out the middle man. I went in there not too long after they opened and a guy said they had already sold 22 sacks. So, they were moving out of there pretty quick.

Buck · April 23, 2011, 07:37:40 AM

Yeah, I found some cheaper but at 4bucks a gallon on gas I just took my lick here in DeRidder. They ought to really go down after this weekend. always do, I just couldnt wait anymore. I didnt know HEB was selling them. Market Basket has them this year too.

Texas Ranger · April 23, 2011, 09:04:12 AM

Gator, we screwed up and bought two sacks in Onalaska, BIG difference in price. But, DanG, they were good.

For the northern folks, a sack here is 30 pounds, we had some as long as your hand, and some the size of your little finger, what we didn't finish off, will go into some cajun stuff, even better.

Chris Burchfield · April 23, 2011, 09:31:33 AM

Dem pictures were so good I went to da kitchen cabinet pulled a bottle of Zatarain's Shrimp & Crab Boil, unscrewed the top with a big inhale looking at dem pictures and started to drool. Ya'll should be ashamed deir $3.85 a pound up here.

Texas Ranger · April 23, 2011, 11:13:27 AM

Chris, there is some thing to be said about the coastal states, most of it is food.

gator gar · April 23, 2011, 11:51:50 AM

Quote from: Texas Ranger on April 23, 2011, 09:04:12 AM
Gator, we screwed up and bought two sacks in Onalaska, BIG difference in price.

Must have went to Harolds Seafood.

Jeff · April 23, 2011, 11:56:58 AM

I've never had em, but I bet I'd like em.

Texas Ranger · April 23, 2011, 02:16:51 PM

Gator, yep

Texas Ranger · April 23, 2011, 02:18:23 PM

Jeff I garandamtee that you would like them, until you saw the process of making them edible. Something called purging. 8)

treefarmer87 · April 23, 2011, 06:21:01 PM

i have never had them either :( i want to try them though

timerover51 · April 23, 2011, 10:54:22 PM

Quote from: Texas Ranger on April 23, 2011, 11:13:27 AM
Chris, there is some thing to be said about the coastal states, most of it is food.

Sort of like when we lived in Alaska and would drive down to Homer on Kachemak Bay, and get shrimp and king crab right off of the boats. Not a good thing to develop a addiction to fresh king crab when you are not in Alaska any more.

There is a place up here that serves crawfish. Looks like I am going to have to stop by there and get some.

And Buck, you must live in a pretty good town. My last name is Ridder, and the DeRidders are distant relatives.

Dale